Hobbyists eager to design a layout with a traditional and fanciful look refer to their model railroad as "toy-rail." Hobbyists eager to design a layout having a realistic appearance, one that ...

Fortunately, with careful planning and a few creative design choices, you can create a model train layout that fits into a smaller area. Here's a guide to help you get started building a compact ...

Chattanooga is already a major regional tourism city, hosting attractions like the Tennessee Aquarium, Rock City, Ruby Falls, ...

They then built displays housed inside — complete with train tracks, scenic backdrops, landscapes, structures and whatever else you can think of. "The whole idea behind the layout was to model ...

They then built displays housed inside — complete with train tracks, scenic backdrops, landscapes, structures and whatever else you can think of. "The whole idea behind the layout was to model ...

Started in 1999, the current layout contains over 365 feet of total HO-scale track — that's "half-O scale," or 1 foot represented by ¼ inch, and it is the most popular model railway in the U.S ...

‘I can save this for the Christmas layout.’ It’s like your Christmas tree when you add new ornaments. In that way, trains always got tied to the holiday.” Model train manufacturers took ...